Sebastian and Ruth sit at a table in the fancy restaurant and order their food, oblivious to the presence of a man in the corner staring at them.
Ruth did not tell the people she lives with about going on a date, but Adam sees her sneak out of the house.
There's no mistaking where she is going. It is obvious as day that she is going on a date with a man, and his throat chokes with rage. How dare she date someone else! it seems she needs a man. If so, he is there for her. He has been holding himself, fearing that he would scare her if he rushed to let her know how he feels, but it seems he shouldn't have waited at all.
He is going to try everything he can to interrupt their date. He can't stand by politely and watch another man snatch her from right beneath his nose, as though he is not
